I just went to check scores on ESPN and I forgot the Browns were playing. So when I saw the front page I was pretty amazed to see that the Indians were beating the Tigers 17-0. I thought it must have been a rainout make-up game or something.

The run blocking is not so good, but Richardson showed some good shit in his time. The O line had a lot of trouble against the DET D line, tho they got better as they went. Weeden did his DA 2007 impression by nailing everything downfield but being unable to hit a screen 5 yards away (which is probably a bit unfair to a guy that just jacked up 117 yds, 2 TD's, and a 137 rating, but I ain't buying in until I have to). Josh Gordon and Jordan Cameron are very talented. Dion Lewis was a helluva pickup.

And none of this means much until the bullets are real.

I will admit though that I'll be disappointed at this point if they don't beat the Dolphins. That has as much to do with how much I think the Fins are overrated and destined for 6-10 like the Browns as anything else.

Hikohadon wrote:And now Lewis is hurt - looks bad - and combined with the injuries to Pinkston and Mingo, the Browns return to earth with a splat.

While the reviews of Lewis have been bright, he is still just the backup running back, so I'm not ready to get my Clowney jersey just yet. Mingos injury didn't look to serious , broken rib worse case, which could keep him out 3 weeks.

Pinkston's injury sucks if its serious, and it looked like a ankle injury, so it probably is. We will be scouring the cut lists for a guard, which is never good.

"I don't think they're building chemical weapons in Berea. But they might be. I can't say for sure."Chuck Klosterman

Hikohadon wrote:And now Lewis is hurt - looks bad - and combined with the injuries to Pinkston and Mingo, the Browns return to earth with a splat.

While the reviews of Lewis have been bright, he is still just the backup running back, so I'm not ready to get my Clowney jersey just yet. Mingos injury didn't look to serious , broken rib worse case, which could keep him out 3 weeks.

Pinkston's injury sucks if its serious, and it looked like a ankle injury, so it probably is. We will be scouring the cut lists for a guard, which is never good.

Odd game. Team played very well but there's a bad taste from the injuries. Feels more like we lost.

Apparently Pinkston isn't serious but Mingo is in the hospital with bruised lungs. I've had that before and it hurts like a bitch for about 4 days and then lingers for a few weeks. It really, really hurts...so I can see why they got him on the drip.

But the defense looked outstanding. Robinson, Taylor, Jamal (looking like he was built to play the 3-4), Kitchen (in a backup role), Kruger, Owens, Haden, Gibson all had outstanding plays. We are thin in the secondary but our frontline guys are very solid, especially with that pass rush. They need to work on containment on the edges certainly, as Reggie Bush exploited the blitzing outside linebackers. But that was mostly 2nd team guys vs #1's so whatever.

Offense was also pretty sharp, especially Weeds. He may (or may not) be the guy. Nice to know that regardless, they have some cats that can catch the ball. The rookie (Robinson?) looked great late in the game getting a 3rd down that extended a TD drive. And Cooper could be a nice backup possession receiver. The star of the show was Cameron. He had some very nice athletic catches on nice throws where he was WIDE open in the endzone. If this is the "vanilla" version of the O and the TE is slipping away...

Hard to tell if SHUR was so horrible or CHUD is so good or some combination of the two, but there is certainly a breath of fresh air into this franchise. The players seem honestly interested in playing good fundamental football...for once. I might not be on the bandwagon just yet...but I'm putting on my overalls.

Hikohadon wrote:And now Lewis is hurt - looks bad - and combined with the injuries to Pinkston and Mingo, the Browns return to earth with a splat.

While the reviews of Lewis have been bright, he is still just the backup running back, so I'm not ready to get my Clowney jersey just yet. Mingos injury didn't look to serious , broken rib worse case, which could keep him out 3 weeks.

Pinkston's injury sucks if its serious, and it looked like a ankle injury, so it probably is. We will be scouring the cut lists for a guard, which is never good.

Hardesty, Jackson, and Og are backups.

Lewis is a change-of-pace guy. A true change-of-pace guy, a guy that I've been begging the team to get (and use correctly) for years.

He's like Benjamin - he's a weapon that you can live without, but losing it takes away some of your ability to be creative on offense and keep the opponent off-kilter.

Doesn't kill the team, but hurts a helluva lot more than just losing a, say, Jackson or Hardesty.

- The injuries are the story this AM. Looks like Lewis could be lost for the season. I remember thinking Banner/Lombardi were mad for bringing in all these RBs...now it looks like this is a position of need. Why do I think we'll rely on B-Jack a lot this season? Also, breathes new life into Montario if he can recover.

Pinkston's injury is a big concern. We are thin at guard and despite Gilkey's early praise, I don't like teh idea of starting a rookie from a D2 school. Tough break for Pinkston, a guy who has overcome a lot -- hopefully he's back sooner rather than later. I bet they look hard at the waiver wire for a veteran signing.

Mingo...punctured lung, broken ribs? Luckily he;s at a position of strength cause this screams "nagging injury" to me.

- Weeden looked good. His comfort in the shotgun is obvious. I especially like that look in the redzone and field is shortened, it expands his visual field. His throws were crisp and decisive all night. Deep-ball accuracy was very encouraging. Confidence was evident -- a great sign from a guy that too often had a deer in the headlights look. Still needs work on those swing and screen passes though.

- O-line was more of the same -- pretty good in pass protection but fair-to-poor in run blocking. They were up against a stout unit, but aside Richardson creating something from nothing, I didnt see too many positive plays.

- Echoing JB's thoughts from last week -- Gordon needs to get his personal life in order, because this kid is a player. His separation and YAC ability continue to wow me. Would have liked to see him lay out for that deep ball down the sideline...what's with the one-handed effort?

- Cameron showed nice hands and the ability to go up for teh ball on a few occasions last night. I still would like to see him used more in the middle of teh field, exploiting his speed advantage against opposing LBs. But damn, I get the feeling he's going to get a lot of redzone looks this year.

- Another great game by our front 7. Sheard gets a gameball, and what a pleasant surprise for a player who was rumored to be trade bait. Big Phil continues his solid play as well. Not DQ's best game, but not too many LBs with the ability to cover Reggie Bush in space.

- Staring DB unit was pretty non-descript, but thats mostly due to the Lions inability to throw downfield on the first several possesssions. Obviously, missing Megatron was an issue. I thought Owens, Gipson, and Kenneh played well.

- Travis Benjamin is going to be fun to watch this year. Some guys have speed, and some guys just know how to be a returner...he's got both. He set that return up nicely with his initial hesitation.

Hikohadon wrote:And now Lewis is hurt - looks bad - and combined with the injuries to Pinkston and Mingo, the Browns return to earth with a splat.

While the reviews of Lewis have been bright, he is still just the backup running back, so I'm not ready to get my Clowney jersey just yet. Mingos injury didn't look to serious , broken rib worse case, which could keep him out 3 weeks.

Pinkston's injury sucks if its serious, and it looked like a ankle injury, so it probably is. We will be scouring the cut lists for a guard, which is never good.

Hardesty, Jackson, and Og are backups.

Lewis is a change-of-pace guy. A true change-of-pace guy, a guy that I've been begging the team to get (and use correctly) for years.

He's like Benjamin - he's a weapon that you can live without, but losing it takes away some of your ability to be creative on offense and keep the opponent off-kilter.

Doesn't kill the team, but hurts a helluva lot more than just losing a, say, Jackson or Hardesty.

I will concede you that, he is change of pace, and I'd bet a pay-check he is done for the season. Jackson played that change of pace roll in GB , looks like he will have to do it again. Oby will now be the back up while Mr Glass recovers from his knee scope. It will be interesting to see what they do with FB.

Pinkston has got the dreaded high anckle sprain, which is useally a 4-6 week ordeal. And my guess is Mingo misses the remainder of the pre-season , but is back in time for Miami .

"I don't think they're building chemical weapons in Berea. But they might be. I can't say for sure."Chuck Klosterman

This team has upside, that's for sure. They may not have a high floor, though, and injuries are becoming a problem (something I really fear I'll be saying about the Cavs too...).

Look, it's the fake season, and all that means is that our team has to look good. If you don't look good in the preseason, you're done, your team is bad. Well, we look good, so that's a check. The rest, who knows.

If we can make it through the rest of the preseason without too many more injuries, we should at least be interesting to watch and should be in every game.

I see this team going anywhere from 4-12 to 12-4, depending on Weeden and the D.

I missed the starters again. 2nd week in a row that Weeden has apparently looked good. Complaint first week was that he still isn't going through progressions and reading defenses. Did it look like any improvement there this week?

motherscratcher wrote:I missed the starters again. 2nd week in a row that Weeden has apparently looked good. Complaint first week was that he still isn't going through progressions and reading defenses. Did it look like any improvement there this week?

He did not.

Problem is, it appears his first read is almost always open since he is completing 70% of his throws so far. What happens when that read is not open? Still waiting to see.

Both of his "dump-offs" that I remember when he got some early pressure, he went fetal position and missed both of those throws. Which is not a good sign. But is it that throw or the pressure? Too early to tell.

motherscratcher wrote:I missed the starters again. 2nd week in a row that Weeden has apparently looked good. Complaint first week was that he still isn't going through progressions and reading defenses. Did it look like any improvement there this week?

Not really, but as pointed out before, why go through your progressions when your initial read is open?

Although I will say many a little RB can look like Sproles during the first two preseason games.

Be fine with what they have and what they lost can be replaced. Brandon Jackson will suit the role fine. He ain't Sproles or even as shifty as Lewis, but they'll be fine.

Worried far more about long the bruised lungs/ribs affect Mingo.

IDK Peeker.

Who was Sproles before he was Sproles?

San Diego Chargers[edit source | editbeta]Sproles was drafted by the Chargers 130th overall in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft.He spent the 2005 season as the third string running back, behind LaDainian Tomlinson and Michael Turner, returning kicks and punts. He then spent the entire 2006 season on injured reserve list after breaking his ankle during the preseason.

Swerb wrote:Go start a blog if you want to tell the world your incomprehendible ramblings.

Cerebral_DownTime wrote:I have a big arm and can throw the ball pretty damn far...... maybe even over those moutains. The Browns should sign me, i'll let you all in locker room to drink beer. Then we can all go out the parking lot to watch me do motorcycle stunts.

Why'd you wait until you were all the way across the field to pull your underwear down? That was an affront to the art of streaking.

hahahahahahahaha!

Swerb wrote:Go start a blog if you want to tell the world your incomprehendible ramblings.

Cerebral_DownTime wrote:I have a big arm and can throw the ball pretty damn far...... maybe even over those moutains. The Browns should sign me, i'll let you all in locker room to drink beer. Then we can all go out the parking lot to watch me do motorcycle stunts.

Although I will say many a little RB can look like Sproles during the first two preseason games.

Be fine with what they have and what they lost can be replaced. Brandon Jackson will suit the role fine. He ain't Sproles or even as shifty as Lewis, but they'll be fine.

Worried far more about long the bruised lungs/ribs affect Mingo.

IDK Peeker.

Who was Sproles before he was Sproles?

San Diego Chargers[edit source | editbeta]Sproles was drafted by the Chargers 130th overall in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft.He spent the 2005 season as the third string running back, behind LaDainian Tomlinson and Michael Turner, returning kicks and punts. He then spent the entire 2006 season on injured reserve list after breaking his ankle during the preseason.

As a drafdick you should know Lewis' history.

me thinks he's closer to Sproles than Arnold Smith.

Lewis was never as fast, never the same burst and never as accomplished a pass receiver or the same hands. Not saying the hands can't improve nor that offense played in doesn't matter.

But they're the same size.

So yeah... I guess some would say Cam and VY are similar too, if that's the measuring stick.

I'm trying to decide what's worse about the preseason. Having to watch those terrible games, or having to listen to people arguing about those terrible games. I'm guilty of having done both of those things, so there are no innocent victims here, but still.

Once real games start, with real playcalling, things will be a hell of a lot more fun (or depressing, as the case may be.)

Although I will say many a little RB can look like Sproles during the first two preseason games.

Be fine with what they have and what they lost can be replaced. Brandon Jackson will suit the role fine. He ain't Sproles or even as shifty as Lewis, but they'll be fine.

Worried far more about long the bruised lungs/ribs affect Mingo.

IDK Peeker.

Who was Sproles before he was Sproles?

San Diego Chargers[edit source | editbeta]Sproles was drafted by the Chargers 130th overall in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft.He spent the 2005 season as the third string running back, behind LaDainian Tomlinson and Michael Turner, returning kicks and punts. He then spent the entire 2006 season on injured reserve list after breaking his ankle during the preseason.

As a drafdick you should know Lewis' history.

me thinks he's closer to Sproles than Arnold Smith.

Lewis was never as fast, never the same burst and never as accomplished a pass receiver or the same hands. Not saying the hands can't improve nor that offense played in doesn't matter.

But they're the same size.

So yeah... I guess some would say Cam and VY are similar too, if that's the measuring stick.

Step 1: Take a pro Browns optimistic comment and find a way to deficate on it like as if it's a rug and he's co-starring in "Alpha Dog 2 - Eastlake Boogaloo"

Step 2: Craft an ignorant comment about player evaluation linking it back to an equally and opposite imaginary ignorant comment that never existed like as if it's Newton's Theory of an equal and opposite bullcrap hyperbole physics or some shit rather than coming correct. E.G. - If Lewis is not Sproles -- which was never actually written -- then surely he MUST be Arnold F'n Smith. Uh uh uh, darrin Sproles!!!???!!! How the fuck could he be Darrin Sproles ?!?!?!

Step 3: When confronted with a reasonable observation that player A had a certain career arc dependent upon development and player B had a very successful college career against fairly high level competition and all evidence shows him developing well in a new role, rather than engage in any meaningful discussion, flush the turd and the rug into the crapper and destroy the thread in a petulant manner camoflaged with a failed attempt at humor.

Peek 45: It works ehry time!

C'mon dawg...

I'm just saying that while they are not the same player Lewis is a might better than Arnold Fuckin Smith. Lewis is more than some D bag rose colored July Browns fans falls in puppy love with irrationally.

Kid had a monster career at Pitt, came out too early, and has some real skills. He showed nicely in x season 1's vs 1's and could be an effective change of pace back from T Rich being a bowling ball.

Arnold Smith was lights out late in X season against the future UPS drivers and had no real shot to ever do anything.

No one is saying Dion Lewis is Darrin Sproles, but I'll say again that even Darrin Sproles wasn't some highly sought after commodity until he developed. He basically didn't do anything other than return kicks until his 3rd season when he scored his FIRST TD.

You prolly coulda gotten him for a ham sammich before the 2007 season, too.

So not gonna say that Lewis WILL be what Sproles is now, but DS didn't come into year three like as if he was Sayers or some shit either.

Lewis would have been a nice contributor this season. Its a shame he got hurt. I have no idea how good he'd have been, but it would have been closer to a star NFL player than a taxi squad player. If Smith is 1 and Sproles is a 10, Lewis in his role was looking like a 6 in what he showed in X season. No one is saying Lewis was going to be great. Just good. And much better than a throw away joke.

But god forbid anyone write something not all doom and gloom and shit all over the Browns. Ohh nooooooooooooooo!